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Archaeo-avi-ology covers archaeological surveys, downed aircraft and abandoned aviation structures, aircraft and airfields. Whether you need to dig, or it’s can be hidden in plain sight, interesting relics from the past are all around us.

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A Downed Allied Pilot, the French Resistance and the Exhumation of his P-38 After Seven Decades

August 1, 2013 WarbirdsNews 2

In the summer of 1944, the skies above the French region of Picardy were the site of some of the largest air battles yet in the Second World War. Second Lieutenant James Johnson of the […]

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Ex-Soviet Aircraft Disintegrating as Moscow’s Oldest Airfield Dwindles

June 21, 2013 WarbirdsNews 3

At the former Khodynka Aerodrome, birthplace of Russian aviation, center of Soviet-era aircraft design and manufacturing, and the former location of the Russian National Aviation Museum, historic warbirds have been left to rot.

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Womans Name on Turret Leads to Identification of B-17 Debris in Italian Lake

May 27, 2013 WarbirdsNews 0

In Viterbo, Italy a long-standing mystery has been solved. A wrecked B-17 bomber that disintegrated upon striking the surface of Lake Bolsena during WWII has been identified after much sleuthing on the part of investigators. […]

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WWII Rescue Plane Located in Greenland Glacier

April 15, 2013 WarbirdsNews 0

The Defense Department’s Joint POW/MIA Personnel Accounting Command has announced that another World War II aircraft, a Grumman J2F-4 Duck, has been found beneath the ice of Greenland. This particular airplane and its three crewmen […]

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Search for buried treasure comes up empty-handed

April 2, 2013 WarbirdsNews 3

After World War II, the RAF allegedly buried several Supermarine Spitfires in crates in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar.  As of January 19, archaeological efforts have proven fruitless. The research team spearheading the effort […]

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Shifting Sands Reveal Sunken WWII Treasure

March 12, 2013 WarbirdsNews 0

In July 2007 after 65 years under the sands a P-38  was discovered off the coast of northern Wales.  Uncovered by tides and shifting sands, the Lockheed P-38 Lightning had spent 65 years in its […]

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Fiat G 91 Jet Fighter has an Interesting Second Life

February 17, 2013 WarbirdsNews 0

Livigno, in the province of Sondrio in the Italian Alps has added a new attraction to its snowboarding course, it’s a Fiat G.91 fighter jet. In addition to a long, 35 year service life in […]

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Hellcat Wreck Discovered off the Coast of Miami Beach

February 13, 2013 WarbirdsNews 0

OceanGate Inc. announced recently the discovery of a World War II-era Grumman F6F Hellcat located 240 feet beneath the waves off the coast of Miami Beach. The plane was discovered quite by accident while the […]

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GA Groups tell FAA of Threat to Flight Training in Limited Category Aircraft

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PRESS RELEASE – The fallout from a recent court decision regarding compensated flight training in Limited Category aircraft threatens the ability to train and maintain proficiency in a broad spectrum of aircraft, according to letter […]

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Supermarine Spitfire MH603 – Restoration Update April 2021

Our good friend John Parker from WarbirdsOnline in Australia recently made another visit to Vintage Fighter Restorations (VFR) in Scone, New South Wales to check out progress with the restoration of Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX MH603. We [...]
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